The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-01
SCHOOL QUERIES.
4 Trustee Worth Preserving Out
in Rush Valley.

DECEMBER ~, 1850.
To the Editor of THE HERALD.
! Will you be kind enough to answe
the following, to US, important ques
tons through the columns of your val
liable paper:
First-Can q woman vote for special
school tax, her husband being legal
property tax payer, or is she required
by law to produce a separate receipt
from that of her husband in order tc
vote for said taxi
Seconds it legal for women to vote
at such meetings2 And when woman
| presents her husbands receipt as evil
dence, he himself unable to attend, on
account of being away from home, she
representing the head OF the family
can her vote be lawfully rejected by the
| trustees?
Third-In case a challenge is made
| and the parties so challenged are de-
sirous of subscribing to an oath of their
| qualifications, who is 10 legally admin
| tster such oath during the meeting, and
are they allowed extra compensation
therefor; if so, how much?
Fourth-When voting for special tax
efter all the votes are cast, canyassed
and reported. cen the chairman order
another reballott when the prior re-
suit is not tie, 'ng the same meet
ing7
Fifth-In case of fraudulent voting
being detected the day following, what
are the best steps to take toward cor
recting the evilP
Yesterday, the 9th inst, a special
school-tax meeting was held in this
place, and all attended; but, 10, and be-
holdI when we got there, some that
considered themselves smarter than
everybody else, came from the distant
Salt Lake City, and got our trustee
into the notion of rejecting all the
women voters. Some had come from
distance, on foot, who also owned prop
erty in their own names, but were re-
jected; but the chairman Zone OF the
trustees, and also justice of the peace)
said he would allow them to vote, if
they wished to plank down to his honor
81 each. That seemed to me to be
new and novel. Finally, when he saw
no dollars forthcoming, he announced
that their votes would not be canvassed,
anyway. We, unfortunately, live in
this out of the way little place, and the
best of US are not very well posted in
law lmatters, but we cannot very well
swallow all that every numskull tells
US, and knowing that we can get cor
rect information through your columns,
hence our writing, and hope you will
answer as soon as convenient, and
oblige, Yours, RURAL.
A reading of the school law, 1880, Sec
ton 4, will answer the alb owe queries as
follows: - l.a
First and Second-A woman must
herself be a property holder to entitle
her to vote. Holding her husbands tax
receipt under an y circumstances would
not qualify her. The statute says: SIN
case of challenge of the right of any
person TO vote on said tax; the oath
OF such person as to qualification, his tax
receipt for the past year, or copy of
the tax list, showing that said person
owns taxable property in the district.
shall be received as evidence of such
right to vote.
Third-The trustees are empowered
to administer such an oath, but no
compensation is provided for.
Fourth-The chair can not order a re-
balloting-but the house may recon
slider any vote.
Fifth-Make out a complaint before
a justice for illegal voting, and have the
party prosecuted.
As for the trustee who proposed to
allow the women to vote on payment of
81 each-he is THrG avis that Rush
Valley should be proud of. Great care
ought to be taken of him; and especial
care should be taken that he stays at
home next election day.